Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:30:51 +0200 | From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] random: split initialization into early arch step and later non-arch step |
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 10:34:16AM +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > > > Yes, we could maybe *change* to using init_utsname if we wanted. That > > > seems kind of different though. So I'd prefer that to be a different > > > patch, which would require looking at the interaction with early > > > hostname setting and such. If you want to do that work, I'd certainly > > > welcome the patch. > > > > Er, isn't that _WAY_ later? Like, hostname isn't set until sysctls up > > and running, etc. I haven't actually verified 100% but it looks like > > current->utsname is exactly init_utsname currently. > > If init_utsname()==utsname() and all is fine, can you please send a > patch atop random.git adjusting that and explaining why? I would > happily take such a patch. If your suspicion is correct, it would make > a most welcome improvement.
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